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Rhinanthus crista-galli pistil rectangularly bent into gangway as in Pedicularis & Melampyrum.—

1860 Hartfield. July 14

July 15 saw several flies sucking Galium palustre; was astonished for I did not doubt it was G. saxatile. This confirms accuracy of my observation that Flies do not visit G. saxatile; yet I did once see fly sucking this Galium.

(No by Jove this June this at near edge of marsh & no doubt was G. palustre!!] I have constantly watched scores of times, sometimes for quarter of an hour this G. saxatile here & at Richmond (where it swarmed) & never saw Fly on it: I watched till I cd hardly see 3 or 4 times, when many moths were about & never saw moth.

Pollen coherent in rather small quantity. 4 anthers & 2 pistils — so not wind — From curvature of anthers, I think self-fertilisation wd. be easily effected.